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Step 3—Drilling the Neck Mounting Holes in the Neck

Now, line the neck back up to the box, in position where it will be mounted, and make a mark through each

the holes you just drilled onto the flat part of the neck heel. The scratch awl or a small nail is very handy for

this. The result of the first mark is shown in

Figure 6

With all three holes marked on the neck heel, once again use the 1/8” drill but to pre-drill the heel for the

mounting screws. Be very careful at this point not to drill too deep - wrapping some painter’s tape around the

drill bit as a visual depth stop is a good idea.

Keep in mind that the two longer 2” neck mounting screws will go into the upper two holes, and the shorter 1

5/8” screw will go into the lower hole.

It can make things easier if you drill the first mounting

hole into the neck, and then insert a single screw to hold

the neck in place, and then mark the other two holes.

This will keep the neck from moving/shifting, and it is

very important that all of these holes line up properly—

you don’t want your neck to be crooked.

Now mark and drill the two remaining holes. When fin-

ished, your box and neck should be fully drilled with the

three neck-mounting holes. Do a “dry fit” of the neck to

make sure everything looks good.

This is a good time to remove the painter’s tape (if you

used any) from the box surface.

Figure 8

shows what

the neck should look like when all 3 holes have been

drilled.

You can now test-mount your neck to the box using the 3

neck mounting screws. Remember that the two longer

ones go on top, the shorter one on bottom. Make sure

everything is lined up and looking good. A “stubby” Phil-

lips screwdriver is best for this.

Remember that you want the neck’s flat upper surface to

be as parallel as possible with the surface of the box.

Figure 3

Figure 5

Figure 4

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Страница 1: ...lso known as alto cigar box ukulele sure to be the envy of friends and neighbors alike The ukulele is a very fun and easy to play instrument with a unique happy sound and your cigar box uke will provide many hours of musical enjoy ment Kit Inventory Refer to the labeled photo above to identify each of the parts in your kit Verify that everything is present and that you are familiar with what s wha...

Страница 2: ...le saw Forstner bit Spade bit for sound hole optional Sandpaper recommended Scratch awl recommended Blue painter s tape recommended A digital chromatic tuner The diagram below shows a completed cigar box ukulele built from this kit with all of the key components la beled Refer to this diagram throughout the rest of these instructions if you are not sure of where we re head ed P 1 A Step 1 Install ...

Страница 3: ... lid trace the heel of the neck onto the box Be careful to hold the neck firmly in place without letting it move while tracing the outline onto the box surface masking tape Figures 3 and 4 show how we did this If the neck heel extends below the bottom edge of the box mark it for cutting filing off later Step 2 Drilling the Neck Mounting Holes in the Box You can now set aside your neck On the box y...

Страница 4: ...irst mounting hole into the neck and then insert a single screw to hold the neck in place and then mark the other two holes This will keep the neck from moving shifting and it is very important that all of these holes line up properly you don t want your neck to be crooked Now mark and drill the two remaining holes When fin ished your box and neck should be fully drilled with the three neck mounti...

Страница 5: ...r the body makes the build a little more complicated but it does make the instrument more versatile when played This guide shows the simpler method of cutting off the excess part of the fretboard so that it does not extend out over the box Step 1 Dry Fit the Fretboard and Cut off Excess Length Line up your fretboard on top of the neck leaving about 3mm of room for the nut to be glued in place be l...

Страница 6: ...it to do this until towards the end of the as sembly process The rest of these instructions assume that the fretboard has been cut short er Once you have your fretboard cut to length it is time to get it glued onto the neck Apply wood glue to both the back of the fret board and the top of the neck as shown in Figure 14 Make sure to spread the glue around over the entire surface you want to make su...

Страница 7: ... to the edge of the box as possible but make sure the box lid will still close once it is in place Figure 16 Step 2 Position and Drill the Bridge Now center the bridge on the top of the box remember that the slot where the saddle will rest should be towards the front and that the front edge of this slot should be exactly 15 inches from where the back side of the nut will be see Fig ure 17 Placing ...

Страница 8: ...oothing off the sharper edges and points is also a good idea at this point you don t want anything that will dig into your strumming arm when play ing Step 3 Prepare and Install the Saddle This is also a good time to smooth and round the ends of the bone saddle espe cially the end that will be towards the top of the instrument when it is held for play ing for the same reason as above a sharp edge ...

Страница 9: ...ue get a better hold Now using two of the provided washer head screws the heads are a little bigger in diameter than the screws shown in the picture to the right carefully position glue and screw the bridge to the box as shown in Figure 22 If using a power driver be mindful of how much pressure you apply Driving too hard and too fast may split the tabs Overtightening may also split the thin wood o...

Страница 10: ...d the plastic washer and bushing on the front The tuning shaft will join all the components with the tuner button screwed into the end At this point make certain to tight en the screws attaching each white plastic button to the corre sponding tuner shaft Tight screws will help to prevent the pegs from unwinding under the tension of being strung up Step 2 Cut Sound holes Optional If you haven t cut...

Страница 11: ...ok at Figures 28 31 for a visual guide of how to get your ukulele strung up The packag ing for the strings will help you to determine which strings go where The 4th and 1st strings are the same gauge thickness The 4th string is placed above the thickest string closest to the top of the box when in the playing position The 3rd string is the thick est of the four The second string goes below the 3rd...

Страница 12: ... top string when you are playing the rightmost being the bottom string and the circles tell you where to put your fingers The open circles at the top of the diagram indicates an open unfretted string Using just these chords you can play a large number of both traditional and popular songs from folk to coun try to rock and pop You should be able to follow along with any printed or online sheet musi...

Страница 13: ...musical instrument kits featuring cigar boxes and other reclaimed materials from the simplest one string diddley bows to 4 string cigar box guitars www CBGitty com Kits We also have a huge variety of parts and accessories that you can use to branch out and build your own cus tom instruments www CBGitty com CigarBoxGuitarParts Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 String 4 String 1 String 2 Strin...

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